Technical analysis
Athens to hold off on bond issue until dust settles
Greece is waiting for the dust to settle before it comes to market with a seven-year euro benchmark.
Following a day of volatility in equity markets, Greece on Wednesday continued to monitor conditions and collect investor feedback ahead of bringing the trade.
Exposed to external risk
As the last couple of days have made evident, Greece's return to international markets will not be a smooth ride, and let's not even get started on talk of a so-called "clean exit" from the bailout programs.
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"Bitcoin worse than casino gambling"
As an investment bitcoin is less predictable than playing roulette in a casino, and unqualified investors shouldn't have access to instruments with such a high volatility, according to Russian Economic Development Minister Maksim Oreshkin.
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US vulnerable to global slowdown, volatility: Fed's Fischer
The U.S. economy could suffer, with inflation remaining too low, if recent volatility in financial markets persists and signals a slowdown in the global economy, the Federal Reserve's second-in-command said on Feb. 1.
Developed, emerging markets diverge as Fed keeps rates steady
Developed market stocks fell on Sept. 18 and bonds rose, pushing yields sharply lower, after the U.S. Federal Reserve cited weakening global growth and the recent upsurge in financial market volatility as its reasons for not raising interest rates.
The Eagle against the PICTS
When I travelled to England to watch my beloved Be?ikta? against Liverpool, I drove as far north as Hadrian?s Wall, which was built by the Romans in the second century as a defensive fortification. Another eagle is again on a collision course with Picts nearly two millennia later.
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Greek market bought the rumor and sold the fact
After the morning growth up to the 1.024 points, the benchmark of the Athens stock market dived to 945 before settling for 958 at the end of Monday's session, as investors chose to cash in on the gains generated last week before the announcement of the banks stress test results on Sunday.
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